Oil-can



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E,

JOHN RILEY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

OIL-CAN.

EPECI'FICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,447, dated October 5, 1886.

Application filed July 19, 1986.

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN M. RILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark,

in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form 1c part of this specification.

This invention has relation to oil-cans of that class known as feeders, wherein the oil is projected from the spout or nozzle of the can by the depression of a flexible metallic r 5 bottom.

My invention has for its object the provision of means for protecting the flexible bottomsof such cans from extraneous injury; and my invention consists in a can with a supple- 2o mentary metallic bottom or shield having a central orifice for the passage of the thumb or finger, said supplementary bottom being made separate from the can-body and attachedto the inner surface thereof directly below the 2 5 flexible bottom.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which my improvement is illustrated, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, and Fig. 2 a bottom view, of an oil can with 33 the shield in position thereon, A designates the body of the oiler, which is of metal and of the ordinary or any desired configuration. B designates the flexible bottom by means of which the oil is projected from the can, said 5 bottom being also of the ordinary constructionthat is, a circular disk of thin elastic metal slightly dish-shaped and with or without the usual concentric annular beads.

C designates the shield which I attach to 0 the can for the purpose of protecting the bottom B. Said shield consists of a metallic disk or plate of slightly concavo-convex con- Serial No. 208,451. (No model.)

figuration,with a central hole, a, of size sufficient to permit of the passage of the thumb. or finger. The shield G is provided with a 5' flange, d, around its edge, which fits nicely within the depending edge a of the body A, and is secured thereto by soldering, brazing, or in any other suitable or desired manner. The shield O is placed at a sufficient distance from the flexible bo.tom B to permit of the free movement of the latter.

The advantages of my improvement are as follows In oilers of the ordinary construction the flexible bottom is exposed to contact with 5 5 sharp corners of machinery, and is liable to become indented, thereby impairing its elastieit'y, or to be perforated and thereby destroyed.

Where my improved shield is employed the flexible bottom of the can is protected from injury and defacement, and the oiler will consequentlyremain in better working condition and last longer than if the bottom were'ex posed. 6

Havingdcscribed my invention, I claim The improved oil-can having the body made with its lower portion cylindrical, and terminating in an edge upon which the can rests,

and having secured to its inner surface above said edge the flexible metallic bottom B, formed with an annular flange, and the supplementary metallic bottom 0, having an annular flange and a central flanged orifice, said bottomsbeing attached by their flanges to the 7 JOHN M. RILEY.

Witnesses:

W. H. OHEE, RoswE L DAVIS. 

